Some thoughts on Jackson's Kong

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bipolarber	Some thoughts on Jackson's Kong	Lead	[-]
(07/21/08 2:42 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Tags : None Okay, TNT was running it several times this weekend, and, since I was down with a screwed up back, I decided to watch it all the times it came on. When I first saw this in the theatre, I was of the opinion that it was well done, but overlong. Now, having had the chance to warm to it, I'm finding that Jackson's greater focus on the characters to be something that I feel is an improvement over the original. There are still some things I DON't like about Jackson's version, though. They still could have scrapped the ice rink sequence, and I still think the "over the top" action sequences could have been cut by half... but I'm beginning to think that this movie really does hold it's own with the original. (Also, it was nice to finally spot Bob and Kathy Burns in their cameo... How are the rest of you feeling about this, now four years on? Any other "slow converts" like myself?
SAM33		#1	[-]
(07/21/08 4:31 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Nope, not here. Sorry. SAM33 Last Edited By: SAM33 07/21/08 4:34 PM. Edited 1 times.
blackbiped		#2	[-]
(07/21/08 6:21 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	I'm less inclined to slog through it as time goes on and the novelty wears off. I like some things about it but several other things bug me to the point of irritation. Although a nice try by Jackson, I don't think it improves upon the original in any respect. Legend, oh legend, the third wheel legend...always in the way. My MySpace page BumsCorner.com
cjh5801		#3	[-]
(07/21/08 11:42 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Loved it from the start. I thought the conceit of the 1933 Kong being Hollywood's version of this, the true story, to be very well done. - Clark hollowaypages.com
Rakshasa		#4	[-]
(07/22/08 3:33 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	All my thoughts are here and they haven't changed at all: http://monsterkidclassichorrorforum.yuku.com/topic/1425
Joe Karlosi		#5	[-]
(07/22/08 4:37 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	All my thoughts haven't changed about it either. Then again, it was so lousy that I won't be watching it again to see if they've changed. ---------------------- "It's MORE ... than a hobby!"
Rakshasa		#6	[-]
(07/22/08 5:29 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Joe Karlosi wrote: Then again, it was so lousy No, you thought it was lousy. Just because you thought that doesn't make it a fact. It just means that's what you thought.
Michael Elliott		#7	[-]
(07/22/08 6:18 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	The film has already been forgotten.
Rakshasa		#8	[-]
(07/22/08 7:03 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Michael Elliott wrote: The film has already been forgotten. That's simply not true. Maybe you've forgotten it, but I haven't. If I haven't forgotten it, how can it "already be forgotten"?
Wich2		#9	[-]
(07/22/08 9:41 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	I tried to watch it again, Bip. Yes, the action sequences could have been cut - by MORE than half. They become parodies of themselves. Yes, the ice rink scene is just embarrassing to watch. I'd add, that Jack Black as "Carl Denham/Orson Welles" was one of the most wrong-headed casting moves since... since... well, maybe the worst ever. '05 ranks with '76 (among other things, they share good Ape performances), but not with '33. Best, -Craig W.
Professor Von X		#10	[-]
(07/23/08 12:26 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	>Yes, the action sequences could have been cut - by MORE than half. They become parodies of themselves. I'd agree the bronto stampede was a collosal blunder. Ludicrous. And the T-Rex fight should have been two at most and that vine stuff WAS silly. >Yes, the ice rink scene is just embarrassing to watch. I found it a nice touch, but I could see how it could put many off. >I'd add, that Jack Black as "Carl Denham/Orson Welles" was one of the most wrong-headed casting moves since... since... well, maybe the worst ever. Me concur. >'05 ranks with '76 (among other things, they share good Ape performances), but not with '33. Nowhere near my favourite film of all time, the 33 version, but you have to be kidding to say it ranks with the 76 version. That was brutal. I'll admit to not ever sitting through the whole thing, and remember my horrified reaction seeing it for the first time... "What???!!!! No DINOSAURS???!!!!!" Professor Von X
Wich2		#11	[-]
(07/23/08 2:28 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Prof X, I think Bridges is good in '76; Lange also, though the part is already being twisted in the ridiculous direction that resulted in the most recent take; and Baker is TERRIFIC. Of course, that's about it! Best, -Craig W.
Professor Von X		#12	[-]
(07/23/08 3:03 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Well, Rick's suit was nice... but that robot in Shea Stadium with its arm going up and down... I was speechless when I saw that. Professor Von X
The Giant Arctic Cuttlefish		#13	[-]
(07/23/08 3:59 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	I thought the suit was OK. It depends on how it was photographed. In some scenes it looked great. But others like this one Not so much.
G Vallejo		#14	[-]
(07/23/08 11:18 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Jack Black should have played Lumpy, and Serkis should have played Denham! Actually, I don't know who I'd have play Denham today... Bruce Campbell? I didn't mind the vine and ice scenes. On top of everything else, though, they get excessive. Consider the true cost of living with Clown Phobia.
M F Berry		#15	[-]
(07/24/08 12:33 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Actually, I don't know who I'd have play Denham today... John Lithgow.
chris schillig		#16	[-]
(07/24/08 1:49 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	ALL modern movies are fated to be forgotten, in one sense, since it's doubtful that the vast majority will ever have theatrical re-releases. So the only way studios will have to remind us of them is with 10th, 15th, 20th etc. anniversary DVD or Blu-Ray releases. For films that didn't exactly set the box office on fire, like the newest KONG, their fate will rest with a few loyal fans and whatever newbies find the titles in bargain bins and gamble five bucks. I like many parts of the Jackson's KONG, but many parts I can do without. I've watched bits and pieces of it a few times in the last couple years, but I feel compelled to sit down and watch it again from beginning to end.
Michael Elliott		#17	[-]
(07/24/08 5:25 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Rakshasa wrote: Michael Elliott wrote: The film has already been forgotten. That's simply not true. Maybe you've forgotten it, but I haven't. If I haven't forgotten it, how can it "already be forgotten"? Just because you haven't forgotten doesn't mean a thing. Hell, I haven't forgotten hundreds of films I could post here and I bet not many, if any, would know them.
Great Ape	I haven't forgotten it!	#18	[-]
(07/24/08 5:59 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Kong 33 is my favorite monster film of all-time and I do enjoy the remake as a close second. I really love the film. It's far from perfect, yes...the Bronto Stamped is way too long and the Ice Skating Scene does not work for me. And overall the movie could have been edited down a bit. It goes into quite a different direction than the original, but it works as a film on it's own, at least to me. I don't think I've had more fun at the movies than with Kong 05. I call it a flawed masterpeice. I wonder if the film would have been tighter if they would have released it 6 months later in the summer of 06? And even though Kong himself is a more natural animal than the ugly/monstrous Kong in 33, he's quite a marvel to look at. He's so real. As opposed to 76, which I do like, at a distant third. No Dinos, the suit, the bad sets of Skull Island. Kong 05 is grand and beautiful to look at! I think it works very well because Naomi and Kong are very believable as the absolute central focus of the film.
Rakshasa		#19	[-]
(07/25/08 9:57 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	Michael Elliott wrote: Rakshasa wrote: Michael Elliott wrote: The film has already been forgotten. That's simply not true. Maybe you've forgotten it, but I haven't. If I haven't forgotten it, how can it "already be forgotten"? Just because you haven't forgotten doesn't mean a thing. Hell, I haven't forgotten hundreds of films I could post here and I bet not many, if any, would know them. It proves one thing, Mr. Hooper. It proves you wealthy college boys don't have the education enough to admit when you're wrong. Last Edited By: Rakshasa 07/25/08 11:08 AM. Edited 4 times.
EDITOR MFTV	Love it More	#20	[-]
(07/25/08 10:54 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite	I loved it when I first saw it and love it even more with each additional viewing. I'm looking forward to a Blu Ray release. Jim Clatterbaugh Editor/Publisher MFTV www.monstersfromthevault.com

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